Retirees may change their Enrolled Friends for the July-December travel period by midnight June 28th (CDT). If you do nothing your current EFs will automatically roll over. If you do NOT want them to roll over you must either change them or UNCHECK them (to leave a slot open to fill later). After midnight on June 28th the next chance to change your EFs will be in December (for the January-June travel period next year).

When your pass riders accrue pass travel taxes United will send retirees withholding invoices via US Mail. Note: You can now opt to have those invoices delivered to you by email instead of US Mail. Here is the invoice schedule:

Pass Travel During

Invoice Sent

Payment Due

Nov-Jan

March

June 15

Feb-Apr

June

July 15

May-Jul

September

October 15

Aug-Oct

December

January 15

If your pass riders do not accrue Pass Travel Taxes you will not receive and be suspended.

NEW: You may now pay the invoice ONLINE via direct debit from your bank account.

To see your previous invoices click on the tile that says “View/Print invoices”. Once your invoice is loaded in the system view your current invoice by clicking on the tile “Pass Travel Tax Withholdings”.

Still have questions? Read the complete list of frequently asked questions and available resources at Flying Together > Travel homepage > In This Section > W-2 Pass Travel Tax Reporting.

3) New Livery

Out with the gold, in with the blue. United’s new livery is modern and prominently features three shades of the color most connected to our heritage; Rhapsody Blue, United Blue and Sky Blue. Read more:

If you have a MileagePlus membership, link your MP number in the United information section.

If you are in a Trusted Traveler Program, record your Known Traveler Number (KTN) in the Employee identification area (and read the next article about KTN for TSA).

Important! Be sure to record your driver’s license or passport (or BOTH!) as a Travel document type; one or the other is required before you can list for a flight (a passport is required for international lights).

Remember, beginning in October 2020, the TSA will only accept “Real ID” driver licenses. If you don’t have a “REAL ID” by then you should carry a valid passport that will allow you to pass through TSA.

After checking your “Personal profile”, use the “Traveler profiles” tab to make certain all your pass riders’ information/documents are up-to-date.

The last section for them is “Permissions”. There you can specify if they have log-in access to employeeRES for listing themselves.

If there is incorrect information in your profile and you can’t change it yourself, try going to “Your profile” in FT > Employee Services > Health & Insurance (YBR). If you can’t fix it there, call the Service Center: 800-651-1007.

If your pass rider’s information needs to be changed, like a spelling correction to their name or date of birth, contact the Employee Travel team via Help Hub at https://helphub.ual.com.

6) Get KTN for TSA and immigration entry

Join a Trusted Traveler Program to obtain a “Known Traveler Number” and be eligible for TSA PreCheck & expedited customs/immigration entry. Visit Flying Together > Travel > “Preparing for Travel” > “Trusted Traveler Programs”. Links on that page will take you directly to sign up on the GOES system. There are various programs with different pricing.

Once signed up online, you will apply for an interview (Tip: If the first available appointment is months in the future, revisit the webpage often to try and move up your interview date). Some interview locations have drop-in wait lists for appointments.

IMPORTANT! After you complete the in-person interview you must input your “KTN” (Known Traveler Number) in two places: